In your response, you will be assessed on the following. Respond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis or claim that establishes a line of reasoning.
Describe a broader historical context relevant to the prompt.
Support an argument in response to the prompt using specific and relevant examples of evidence.
Use historical reasoning (e. g., comparison, causation, continuity or change) to frame or structure an argument that addresses the prompt.
Use evidence to corroborate, qualify, or modify an argument that addresses the prompt.

In the period circa 1450–1750, economic exchanges played an important role in shaping the interactions between European, African, and Native American societies in the Atlantic world.

Develop an argument that evaluates the extent to which Native American and/or West African societies changed as a result of their increased economic interactions with Europe during this period.